of Capt^ QMORGE Low^^ 



mth the fame Number ftay'd in the Sloop, and 

 feparated tjiat very- Night, being the 28th ofc 

 JW^ 1722. 



fjowthcr proceeding on his Way to the Main^ 

 Goaft, took three or four filliing VeiTels o^Newi-Torh 

 which was no great Booty to the Captors. The 3d 

 of June^ they met with a fmall New-England Ship^ 

 l^ound home from Barbadoes^ which flood an Attack 

 a fmall Time, but finding it to no Purpofe, yielded^ 

 ^leri^lf a Prey to the Booters : The Py rates toojk 

 out of her fourteen Hogftieadsof Rum, fix Barrels 

 of Sugar, a large Box of EngUjli Goods, feveral 

 Casks of Loaf Sugar, a confiderable Quantity of 

 Pepper, fi?;: Negroes, befides a Sum of Money and 

 Plate, and then let her go on her Voyage. 



The next Adventure was not fo fortunate for 

 them, for coming pretty near the Coaft of Souths 

 Carolina^ they met with a Ship juft come out, on 

 her Voyage to England y Lawther gave her a Gun, 

 and hoifted his pyratical Colours^ but this Ship, 

 which was called the ^my^ happening to have a 

 brave gallant Man to command her, who was not 

 any ways daunted with that terrible Enfign, the 

 black Flag, he inftead of ftriking immediately, as 

 'twasexpeded, letfiy a^Broadfide at the Py rate. JUjp- 

 ther,(not at all plealed with the Compliment, tho* 

 he put up with Jt for the prefent) was for taking 

 Leave but the Amy getting the Pyrate between 

 her^ and the Shore, flood after him to clap him; 

 aboard ^ to prevent which, Lowther run the Sloop 

 a-ground, and landed all the Men with their Arms, 

 ^aptain Cwatkins^ the Captain of the Amy^ was 

 pbliged to ftandolF, for fear of running his own 

 3hip alhorev but at the fame Time thought fit 

 for the publick Good, to deft roy the Enemy; and 

 thereupon went into the Boat, and rowed towards 

 the Sloop, in order to fet her on Fire ; but before 

 he reached the VelTel^ a fgital Shot fi^om Lowther-s 



Company 



